

Another live video will come, but I’m putting my health and family first right now- I foresee many naps and meals in today’s future. Survivors, I will not let you go unseen or unheard. Thank you for not allowing me to be silenced. I am so grateful for all of the supportive posts and messages too that amplify our voices and mission. Resources are available for you! Even if you need someone to just sit on the phone with you until you fall asleep. I’m Katelynne Cox, Miss District of Columbia.” ✨Here’s what I said 🎥✨ Thank you to all of the survivors who are coming forward with their experiences, many for the first time. I represent the District of Columbia.” 🥀What I was supposed to say🥀 “With two graduate degrees, pursuing a masters of business while working as the manager of fundraising at the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation.

But my real passion is helping rehabilitate rape survivors like me. I have two graduate degrees and am pursuing a Masters while working for the US Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Then, with the sudden realization that she would have to perform again at the state competition, her mouth formed the words, “Oh my God.🌷What I wanted to say🌷 “I’m Katelynne Cox. Emily Tilton!”Įmily gave a small wave as she accepted a rose and the medallion. “And your 2007 Colton-Uniontown Junior Miss is. Sherri Hill Custom One of a Kind Pink Orange Gown Rhinestone Pageant Prom Gown. The first alternate, with a $250 scholarship, was CJ Becker. NO BRAND sz 2/4 pink black prom formal gown.

They slapped one another’s hands to settle their nerves, then filed out to hear the results: The second alternate, with a $125 scholarship, was Ashley Nygreen. announced the winner, the girls gathered in a circle and held out their palms to play “Down by the Banks of the Hanky Panky,” a hand-slapping game they learned as children. “We’re done, we’re done!” she said.ĬJ, in a periwinkle dress that matched her eyes, parked herself in a preschooler’s chair and colored with felt-tip pens. Relieved that her performance was behind her, Emily twirled about in a gauzy, rose-pink gown. The judges’ deliberations were excruciatingly slow, forcing the girls to kill time in their preschool dressing room. Presented with a quote from Churchill about courage, Emily succinctly summed it up: “Don’t lose hope, and keep going.” For self-expression, each was asked to interpret a quote from a random lot of luminaries, including Winston Churchill, Anne Frank and John Lennon. To show poise, they glided across the stage in their heels. The contestants then changed to evening gowns, some left over from the prom, for the final two events.

When Emily finished at the piano, she went backstage and took deep breaths to calm herself.
